Manger for animal pens and stalls.



w. LONDEN. MANGER FOR ANINIAL PENS AND sTALLs.` APPLICATION vFILED IAN.2, I9I`4. RENEwEIJ FEB. 8.1919.v

2 SHEETS-SHEET I;

WLOUDEN.

MANGER FOR ANIMAL PENS AND STALLS.

111)?1111111011 FILED 1A1'1.2,1914. REM-:win FEB. 8, 1919.

11,297,974, lifumed Mar. 18,1919;

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

fefefleclaleflllllllv IN1/Enron ma'deof two partsv which f'arex clamped Vupon"-r to which thespringis" connected ispreferabIyj bent 'downward orgmae dePeDig'" yirpright posts,rand'a nianger'hinged theretp, fangularshaped hinged pieces hav- 'ing k*"atta'ehiiig"v eyesV approximately in their angulareenters, secured 4at one end to the wpper edge'of'the'rnanger, the other ends of the hinged pieces .being pivoted to adjaeent #with matin thiinbles o rferrulesYV r through posts,k itens-ion-springs having"y their lower -holder to admit anfeyeon-thefupperendfof which e :bo t srpessed' dnd; eboveawheh there isY an opening betvveenthe sides ofthe x other yend is` hooked into'an- -eye inthe lowerY l Thefspring, being oonneetedgto thehingey -lffnealr theoenterzofgitsiangle, its leverage on` bef greatest when the y:tension:r

which is assiired' and ymay vto `scnne extent f ben spnings'in holding the. manger ineleyated position. V Thecomloineltionot thepivot east'- j ling K forthe nianger'hingedwvith theloyver tributes'lto the:certaintyofthisfresnlt@.an

"' Vsimplifies the'oonstretion." z f a Th' entfrearran'gement is Esimple'-Yand eff51tb'the uppereiidsfoffthe posts byelamps and vfeetivein operationand the mangerr with the' springs iand f shields may beused j vvitlfanyf ysupport feasting of' vthe Vshield Mialsof, do

toftheleng'lthefithemanger- 50 "ive compartments may be made'in the manger L insteadfof `,threeas f shown? in Eigsl 3552 in which-ease. additional-jsprngsfshould TO -f' Sed.' Q-Wlienithe pen islong themengerneyl-" teeividea'mto adjustablyenneetedtotheupperendoffphe hav-insertar 'end Connected i0 the madevr nltvvo .parts adjusta postslaeameans iionoonneeting the springs endsewnneted 1110 the ettehngyes. of the khinged pieees, andk their' upper ends k connected jto the upper ends ofthe osts, and holders uibly bolted v to the fundersproper ltension to said posts.1

I nfanimalgpens' stalls' 'having ag series ofupnight posts,Y a manger having a series ,ofpamtitionsfhinged tothe posts and dividing the manger into compartments, stationary f shields attached to the posts above the partitions, y'by fWh-ich thel partitionswvill j pass fwhen ;raised, and. keepers adapted to slideoverxand support the outeredges ofthe shields, seei-red'to-theouter edgeS 0f the partitions-" V 'f f" 4. Inaninalpens and stalls ase'ries i of uprightfposts, "a manger having "a series of p artitionsghingedfto the poste and dividing thermaiiger .into eompartments,station ary sh'eldshaving their1 upper ends secured 'tothe'eupperends oftheiposts by clamps and 1 their lower"ends Secured by castings, Vone side iwhiehv'fornispivots Y for the of 5i Inaimallpens stalls series olf partitionshingedtothe posts anddividthe 4flrnianjger into compartments, station-VV ary shields having thei-rnpper Yends secured tl'ler'lovverl.ends seelired'by eastings7 one side offyvhiehjforns pivots-for the hinges of the mangerfand thev adj oent sides of.V the-"partitions and shields beingfrdisposedfolosely together L and made' smooth' so they-:Will freely pesbygeaehfothe'rf 'In aniinal pens and stalls'havinga series of upright postea manger.y having a series 'Offipalrtitions fdividingfit into compartments,

Aaseriesoihinge members having theirends setatsiibstantilaglly r1g`l fit angles to each other -1 andhaving-attaehingeyesapproxinitelyin f1; lnfanilnal pens? a1'1'5' ik stalls heyiligl-a 'f' h 'g' series'ofwpright posts, ajnifangerhaving affiofsaid'hingefmernlbersbeing connected v`to "thefmanger' partitionsgand the other ends 'to'some ofthe upright (postsat points Y theiijangular centers, one of the sets 'of ends said'holdersandtheirlovver ends being. con'- eotedjtothe eyes inthe hingemmbers. 4 'i j 7.; Inaniinal p ensand' stalls having a 'series faleng side and `api e Gopies of-tliis ptenfrmay be obtvalinedior ivejeents earch; by`i`addresv`sing the Commiks'ioner of Iatents, K

vcured in 'p-znirsbo cer-bain f'sziidposts, one

casting secured to one member of the Vmanger end to rigidly Secure it in place, andthe other casting kof the pair forming ie rpivot` and a hinge secured to the other member O the -endlof the manger and mounted tot-urny on said pivot.

' 8. In animal pens andrfstellsrhaving .e Series"k of poets, L manger having' ends 'made of slidably-eonneetedmembers, ycastings sen cured. in peirs to certain of seid posts, one rexisting secured to one member of the manger Y end 'torigidly secure it inplaoe, and their othereasbing ofthe pairformingapivot, a, f hinge secured, to the other member ofyllel` endl of' he manger iafndmounted toturn on Y f' ysaid. pivot, enti `keepers secured to lone of f seid members andV slidably 'embraoing `the edgeof the'other.

Fairfield, 10mm@ 31,1913.' 'A

i e WILLIAM LOUDEN.

Witnesses:

GABRIEL. BnnDLE, RUTH E. LARSON. n f 

